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MN to CA Day 3: White Sands of Salt Lake and a Storm in Nevada

By gregralphjohn, on August 29th, 2003

Friday, August 29, 2003. 535 miles in 10.5 hours

See the Photo gallery for a lot more photos of this trip.

"Dan's Petrified Critters" - the Horror!

 

Up and on the move in Rock Springs, Wyoming, at the crack of 11. It takes a while to get this crew out of a motel! Practically down the block from our motel – now, this is a rude awakening. Sam is wondering what is so interesting about a run down building, but he is just beginning to grasp the meaning, and Bob can only stare in horror. “Why are you slowing down?!? Get us out of here!”

Anyone notice a stylistic trend on the part of the photographer yet? I call it the “back of Bob’s head motif”, or BOBHM, for short, and I warn you that there is more coming. READ MORE about MN to CA Day 3: White Sands of Salt Lake and a Storm in Nevada

August 29th, 2003 | Tags: , , , | Category: Bob the Dog, California, Cats | Leave a comment

MN to CA Day 2: From the Black Hills to the Rock Springs

By gregralphjohn, on August 28th, 2003

Thursday, August 28, 2003. 535 miles in 12 hours

See the Photo gallery for a lot more photos of this trip.

What a waste of 400 highway billboards!

 

The great Wall of South Dakota, which is not that great, and to be honest, not very many walls. But here we are, and Bob seems unimpressed. We look down the long, covered sidewalk and wait for something to happen – anything.

Nothing does.

A few hours later , the 3 of us had a little taste of Freedom in the shadow of the 4-Fathers, and a lot of clouds at Mt. Rushmore. We paid our National Park fee and parked in the gigantic parking ramp, but were told that all pets were restricted to the grassy area at the far end. It was about 20 by 40 feet, and not very grassy. Bob did not feel, shall we say, inspired. READ MORE about MN to CA Day 2: From the Black Hills to the Rock Springs

August 28th, 2003 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Bob the Dog, California, Cats | Leave a comment